Kim Seak Hyeong was born in Daegu and raised in a Christian family. Since his father was a lawyer, he could be raised in rich living environment. He attended Hedo School of which his father was the principal and graduated from Daegu Secondary School. ...
Kim Seak Hyeong was born in Daegu and raised in a Christian family. Since his father was a lawyer, he could be raised in rich living environment. He attended Hedo School of which his father was the principal and graduated from Daegu Secondary School. After studying history in Gyeongsung Imperial University, he worked as a teacher. For fifty years, from 1946 when he went to North Korea in relation to founding Kim Ill Sung University to 1996 in which he died, he was in reputation as a leading scholar in North Korea. His son, Kim Ean Teck, studied the Korea Dynasty and now he is the dean of the history department in Kim Ill Sung University. His grandson, Kim Gun Ill, is also studying history in the university.<br/>
Kim Seak Hyeong led not only establishing the orientation of the historical science but systematizing historical description in North Korea. He produced remarkable achievements in studies on the periodization theory of Korean history, relationship between ancient Korea and Japan, system of land possession and hierarchical system in the medieval times. In 『History of the Relationship Between Korea and Japan in Early Ages』(1996), he asserted the theory that Samguk ruled Japan separately which are exactly against the theory that Japan ruled the Korean Peninsula and this gave a big change to the generally accepted idea about the relationship between ancient Korea and Japan.